It is hard to believe that this movie was released in 1953. It feels more like 1933, except that it was filmed in color. The story fits 1933 better than 1953--in fact, if it had been released in 1933 but set 50 years earlier, it would be a perfect fit.
Somehow, a story involving witchcraft in 1953 just doesn't fly.
Saadia is supposed to be mysterious. Mostly she seems tongue-tied. She seems more capable of heroics than the menfolk in the movie, however.
There must have been a solid budget behind this movie, and it shows, but the story is so peculiar that the production values don't help.
Watch it as a curiosity.
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